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New disease-resistant cassava varieties introduced in Rwanda

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Rwandans benefit from IITA Women’s Group scholarship for the first time

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Lessons from 21 years of breeding Eastern Africa‘s popular cooking bananas

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Researchers develop a new way to describe plantain diversity in DRC

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IITA and partners conduct first proteomic investigation in plantain and banana

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Women’s group in DRC press for economic change

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Participatory land use planning is seen as key to ensuring sustainable land use in Lushoto, Tanzania.

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What would ensure the success of job creation in agribusiness in Africa?

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    IITA BBEST held an inception meeting with partners and stakeholders in DRC

      The IITA-led Project BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability BBEST has been extended to the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC. A two-day inception workshop was held with partners…

    January 30, 2023
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    IITA BBEST showcases agricultural innovations during H.E Rigmor Elianne Koti’s visit.

      The BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) led by IITA in collaboration with the Institute of Rural Economy (IER) welcome H.E Elianne Rigmor Koti and Melissa Sovik…

    January 17, 2023
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    IITA BBEST cuts sod to start the construction of itsfacilities at Kofisah in Nsawam.

      After an engagement with the community members, the project team the focal person from CSIR-IIR, Dr Richard Bayitse, the Municipal Chief Executive of Nsawam Adoagyiri Mr Isaac Buabeng including other…

    January 4, 2023
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    IITA BBEST partakes in the 38th edition of the National Farmer’s Day celebration.

      The 38th National Farmers Day celebration and agricultural fair was held at the Golden Jubilee Park, Koforidua in the eastern region under the theme: “accelerating agricultural development through value addition” from November…

    December 2, 2022
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    IITA BBEST participates in the in Peasant Week in Niger.

      The IITA BBEST Project took part in the third (3rd) edition of the Farmers’ Week held in Djirataoua in the Maradi region in Niger under the theme “Contribution of producers,…

    November 19, 2022
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    Ghana: State Secretaty of the Ministry of International Development for Norway visits the IITA BBEST Project.

      The Black Soldier Fly (BSF) technology is a project sponsored by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD) and aims at providing protein meals for smallholder chicken, fish and pig…

    October 4, 2022
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    CGIAR Centers come together to showcase their contribution to Rwanda’s agriculture sector

    From 6-14 July 2022, CGIAR Centers in Rwanda, including the International Potato Center (CIP), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), , and the…

    September 5, 2022
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    Voices of Rwandan Farmers and Extension Agents: Digital tools to fight BXW disease

    Farmers and Farmer Promoters (local extension agents) in Rwanda have expressed very positive sentiments about digital tools that have been deployed to support banana production in the Country. We visited Farmer…

    August 16, 2022
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